2009 Open GDF Suez
2009 Open GDF Suez | |
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Date | 9–15 February |
Edition | 17th |
Category | Premier |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Surface | Hard / indoor |
Location | Paris, France |
Venue | Stade Pierre de Coubertin |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Amélie Mauresmo | |
Doubles | |
Cara Black / Liezel Huber |
The 2009 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hardcourts. It was the 17th edition of the Open GDF Suez (formerly known as the Open Gaz de France) and was a Premier tournament on the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France, from 9 February until 15 February 2009.
The top three seeds were Serena Williams, the 2009 Australian Open singles champion and twice the winner of this event, Jelena Janković, a former World No. 1, and Elena Dementieva, the 2008 Olympic gold medalist in singles and a 2009 Australian Open semifinalist. Agnieszka Radwańska, home favourite Alizé Cornet, Patty Schnyder, Anabel Medina Garrigues, and two-time champion Amélie Mauresmo also played this event.
Entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]Maria Sharapova was initially set to make her season debut here after sitting out several months with a shoulder injury. However, she eventually withdrew. She was replaced by Jelena Janković.[1] Katarina Srebotnik also withdrew from the event with an ongoing injury.
Athlete | Nationality | Ranking* | Seeding |
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Serena Williams | United States | 1 | 1 |
Jelena Janković | Serbia | 3 | 2 |
Elena Dementieva | Russia | 4 | 3 |
Agnieszka Radwańska | Poland | 10 | 4 |
Alizé Cornet | France | 13 | 5 |
Patty Schnyder | Switzerland | 16 | 6 |
Anabel Medina Garrigues | Spain | 20 | 7 |
Amélie Mauresmo | France | 24 | 8 |
- Rankings as of February 9, 2009.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Prize money & points
[edit]The total prize money for the tournament was US$700,000, upgraded from the previous year's US$600,000.
Total prize money: US$700,000[2]
Round | Singles | Doubles | ||
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Prize money (US$) | WTA ranking points | Prize money (US$) | WTA ranking points | |
Winner | 107,000 | 470 | 34,000 | 470 |
Finalist | 56,000 | 320 | 17,800 | 320 |
Semifinal | 30,000 | 200 | 9,400 | 200 |
Quarterfinal | 15,925 | 120 | 4,950 | 120 |
Round of 16 | 8,950 | 60 | 2,650 | 1 |
Round of 32 | 4,580 | 1 | - | - |
Qualified | - | 20 | - | - |
Qualifying 3rd round | 2,460 | 12 | - | - |
Qualifying 2nd round | 1,320 | 8 | - | - |
Qualifying 1sf round | 700 | 1 | - | - |
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]Amélie Mauresmo defeated Elena Dementieva 7–6(7), 2–6, 6–4
- It was Mauresmo's only title of the year and 25th and last of her career. It was her 3rd win at the event, also winning in 2001 and 2006.
Doubles
[edit]Cara Black / Liezel Huber defeated Květa Peschke / Lisa Raymond 6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jelena Janković: Last Minute Replacement". opengdfsuez.com. 2009-02-06. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
- ^ "Prize Money". opengdfsuez.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
External links
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